Quotes from Ken Follett

Well, well, William Hamleigh," she said. "Too late, as usual." "Insolent

Odraslele regale se bucurau de toate lucrurile bune ale vie?ii, mai pu?in de libertate.

He who sups with the devil must use a long spoon.

A man who loses a battle with his king may be forgiven, but a man who wins such a battle is doomed.

He set out to walk. The

În lumea regilor È™i a curtenilor, nimeni nu spunea tot adev?rul, întotdeauna.

O código de cavalaria não autorizava a nobreza francesa a ficar escondida atrás dos arqueiros mal nascidos, e aquela avançou para entrar em confronto com os cavaleiros ingleses – abdicando assim dos benefícios que a posição em que se encontravam lhes conferia.

and dances at night. Daisy greeted the people she knew, which was

La comida no era tan buena como la que le servían en su casa, pero la atmósfera era muy tranquila. Los sillones del saloncito para fumadores eran antiguos y cómodos, los camareros eran mayores y lentos, el papel de la pared estaba descolorido y la pintura había perdido color. Todavía tenían luz de gas. Los hombres como Walden acudían allí porque sus casas les resultaban excesivamente limpias y femeninas. —Dijo usted que casi lo habían

him like a mild electric shock. No woman outside his family had touched him for two years.

We have a democratically elected government," he said. "Why can't people let them get on with the job?" "Our government has betrayed us," said his father. "In your opinion. So what? In America, when the Republicans won the last election, the Democrats didn't riot!

We will have to repent, in this generation, not merely for the hateful words and actions of bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good," King said

Monks did better to live a life of resignation, accepting the tribulations and setbacks of this world as lessons in patience, taught by the Almighty.

Un avantaj nu era util dac? nu era folosit.

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Es imposible saber lo que hará un tirano —sentenció—. La incertidumbre es una de sus armas. He vivido en la Alemania de los nazis y en la de los comunistas, y son tristemente parecidas.

She knew how to behave at ceremonies: move slowly, smile at everyone, do what you're told, and if no one tells you what to do, stand still.

The Antwerpers hated nobody, except those who did not pay their debts.

But before the guild convened, Caris and Merthin met individually with the leading members, to win their support in advance, a technique Merthin had developed long ago. His motto was: Never call a meeting until the result is a foregone conclusion.

În situaÈ›ii de criz?, oamenii înfricoÈ™aÈ›i se supuneau oricui p?rea s? È™tie ce face.

Good wood was better than silver, he had liked to say, because it was harder to steal. "We've got nothing left, and no way to make a living," Edgar said. "What on earth are we going to do?

Não sabia explicar o motivo por que, com tanta frequência, Deus levava as melhores pessoas e deixava as más vivas para continuarem a praticar o mal. Em momentos como aquele, a ideia de uma divindade benevolente encarregada de zelar pelo bem de todos perdia qualquer espécie de credibilidade.

floor, with

el mayor problema del comunismo era que el poder absoluto del partido siempre sofocaba el cambio.